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posted on February 3rd, 2012
When Alan Meltzer passed away last October, he left behind $1 million in his will to his chauffeur and another $500,000 to the doorman of his building. An entrepreneurial success story, Meltzer built his fortune in the music business and gained fame in the poker world when he appeared on Season 5 of High Stakes [...]
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posted on July 21st, 2010
Continuing their tradition as one of the best online poker sites, PokerStars is ready to show its FlopTurnRiver.com members just how much they appreciate their patronage. In a few days, the internet’s leader in online poker will host a special freeroll, available only to those who sign up directly through our links. All members who earn 200 FPP’S in the month of July will be allowed to enter, with an astonishing 25 Turbo Takedown tickets on the line.
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Daniel Negreanu used his blog to dish some not-so-pretty words towards the CEREUS network, which hosts the sites Absolute Poker and UB. The Cereus network has recently found itself in some pretty hot water, again, for lackadaisical network security. Basically, an investigation by some avid players revealed that it was possible, with relatively simple equipment [...]
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The PokerStars SCOOP 2010 Event #3 is in the books! Many dreams came true, and others got shattered, in what was an awesome display of tournament magnificence. As we know, each SCOOP event is broken down into 3 tourneys, with each one catering to a different audience in terms of buy-in. Today’s events had the [...]
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posted on April 3rd, 2010
77-year old Jerry Buss, who happens to own the Los Angeles Lakers in the way you and me would own a watch or a bottle of cologne (a very profitable watch or a bottle of cologne that is), decided to become a poker pro recently. Money could definitely not have been a motivation, because dear [...]
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posted on March 10th, 2010
Annie Duke, once better known as Howard Lederer’s sister, can now add a new bullet point to her resume: “NBC National Heads-Up Champ, 2010″. She has demonstrated extraordinary poker prowess, and dominated the whole minefield that is the road to that particular title, and did what Vanessa Rousso fell just short of doing last year: [...]
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posted on March 8th, 2010
Party Gaming, which is the parent company of the popular online poker room Party Poker, has posted losses amounting up to $26.5 million for last fiscal year. Party Gaming is one of the few online juggernauts that is publically traded and thus has to respond to its investors, in stark contrast with the likes of, [...]
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posted on February 24th, 2010
In 2010, do not miss the chance to defend your national pride and proudly display your flag’s colors in the Everest Poker European Cup! But on top of showing other nations who’s boss, there will also be a very juicy €100,000 guaranteed prize pool that you will be able to win your share of while [...]
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posted on February 21st, 2010
John Travolta and Titan Poker, what do they have in common? Well, the right answer is that they both do appear on the silver screen at the same time. That’s right, Titan Poker has been doing some pretty aggressive marketing lately, and they have struck a deal for Travolta’s new movie “From Paris with Love” [...]
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posted on February 15th, 2010
Another day gone by, and another FTOPS Event in the books! Today we had the pleasure of witnessing the action of FTOPS XV, Event #7: $100+$9 R/A. Tonight’s event was hosted by none other than Dag Martin Mikkelsen, one of the most feared tourney players in the game today. Dag is probably best remembered for [...]
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posted on January 29th, 2010
PKR’s Bounty Day returns, and this time the number 9 will certainly be lucky! This Sunday, PKR will be offering 9 varied and exciting tournaments starting 10:55 GMT, and each will be dedicated to a different member of the Team PKR pro. Bust out a pro in their respective tourneys, and you will receive 9 [...]
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